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It isn’t hyperbole to say there are few British literary figures with a reputation to match that of the man born to well-to-do parents in a…

TWO young men who were on a ‘bad path’ following the Covid-19 outbreak have revealed how a community boxing club has helped them turn their lives around. Declan Reilly, 20 and Connor Gough, 17, are both employed at Bluevale Community Club through Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Glasgow City Council’s Step-Up scheme. The two young men were offered the opportunities after they started volunteering with the club and slowly improved their skills and confidence.  L: Connor Gough and R: ...

Best of the West: Maxwell left frustrated by opening day defeat It was hardly emphatic or pretty on the eye it has to be said, but a winning start to their WoSFL campaign was all that anyone connected with Benburb wanted to be looking at this morning and through blood, sweat and a few bucketfuls more sweat (on the warmest day of the Scottish summer to date) they got their wish with a 1-0 victory over Rob Roy. The Bens got over the line with 22 minutes on the clock, arguably against the...

Rob Roy Escapes, June Carey Illustration ©June Carey 2021 THIS year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s great writers. He is also one of the country’s great myth-makers, sometimes reshaping history to his ends. So much so, that, even today, we all live in a version of Scott-land. To mark the anniversary, the Folio Society is publishing a limited edition of Scott’s Rob Roy with specially commissioned illustrations by Stirling-based artist Ju...

By Joyce Davis Blessed to live in a free country with little forethought to decisions we take From dusk to dawn we exercise our freedom selecting menus, airlines, even down to our investment picks There are no roadblocks to hinder us once we’ve decided to make choices stick Then life can take a turn you have no time to be hesitant A new place, a new station in life as if headed off to the guillotine; Alzheimer’s now has a new resident Uncertain plastered faces desperate to believe this is a...

Hiking A brave Trowbridge resident is hiking the length and breadth of the UK this month in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Sarah Bagley will take part in five hikes over five weekends from; Rob Roy in Scotland to the Thames Path in London. The fundraiser who has already completed three of the charity’s marathon Mighty Hikes chose to sign up to the challenges to raise vital funds for those affected by cancer. “I decided to do these nine Mighty Hikes in response to the lockdown, said ...

Los manuscritos de las hermanas Brönte y otras joyas de la subasta de la Biblioteca Honresfield Subastas literarias La colección es una de las más importantes de Gran Bretaña que se conservaban en manos privadas y está valorada en 18 millones de euros Correspondencia de la familia Brontë se incluirá en la subasta Sothebys Carlos García-Osuna 01/07/2021 05:00 Reunida a comienzos del siglo XX por los industriales victorianos Alfred y William Law, la Biblioteca Honresfield es una de las m�...

Staycationers looking for the ideal holiday read are turning to the great writer, according to Waterstones with the new interest in Scott and his works.

Sotheby’s has agreed to delay the much-publicized auction of a “lost” library containing rare manuscripts by Robert Burns, Walter Scott

A mediados de marzo de 2009, Liam Neeson recibió una llamada de su mujer, la actriz Natasha Richardson. Mientras él grababa en Toronto, ella se había ido unos días a esquiar y durante una clase se había caído. Según dijo ella, no había de qué preocuparse: había sido un pequeño accidente sin importancia. Pero, horas más tarde la verdad sería otra. El actor jamás volvió a escuchar su voz. Natasha fue trasladada por una ambulancia a un hospital de Montreal tras sentirse desorientad...